Crews work toward containment of brush fire near Silver City

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9:31 p.m. update

The Pedlar Fire stood at 96 acres and 40 percent contained Sunday evening, Sierra Front fire responders reported. The estimate of the fire's size was downsized from earlier in the day when the blaze was believed to be up to 300 acres.

7:25 p.m. update

A brush fire burned Sunday evening near Silver City in Lyon County where earlier in the day it had threatened structures such as mining shacks and camp trailers in the American Canyon drainage area.

No reports were received of any homes lost. The fire's cause is not known. It started about 1:30 p.m.

At least 160 firefighters were at the scene, using 12 engines and two helicopters.

Sagebursh, grass and pinyon/juniper were burning.

Fire containment had reached at least 40 percent Sunday evening.

Crews from the U.S. Bureau of land Management were joined by firefighters from throughout the region, including central Lyon County, Carson City, Storey County and the East Fork Fire Protection district.

A portion of Nevada 342 through Silver City to Virginia City will remain closed overnight, Sierra Front reported.

Weather conditions are hot and dry and because it is in a drainage area, winds were erratic, said Elayn Briggs of Sierra Front.

5:40 p.m. update

There are immediate evacuations in the American Canyon drainage area to include a couple of homes, camp trailers and old mining sites, Sierra Front fire responders report. There are no current evacuations for Silver City, Sierra Front reports.

4:55 p.m. update

A brush fire is burning near Silver City in Lyon County. Structures such as mining shacks and camp trailers in the American Canyon drainage area are reported to be threatened, but none have been lost.

4:25 p.m. update:

The Pedlar Fire near Silver City is now estimated to be 300 acres, according to Sierra Front fire information officer Elayn Briggs.

Homes in the American Canyon drainage are threatened and there are mandatory evacuations there, Briggs said. There have been no reports of any homes lost. There are no mandatory evacuations in Silver City.

There are four or five 20-firefighter crews battling the blaze and another four have been ordered, Briggs said.

They have are using one large helicopter, a smaller helicopter and a single-engine tanker dropping retardant on the fire and another helicopter and two medium air tankers have been ordered, Briggs said.

Nevada 341 is closed from U.S. 50 to Virginia City, she said. Nevada 342 is open to people who want to leave the area.

The fire is burning in sagebrush, grass and pinyon and juniper. Weather conditions are hot and dry and because it is in a drainage winds are erratic, she said.

They will be making a transition to a Type 3 fire management team from the Sierra Front this evening which will make additional federal resources available.

Briggs said the fire started at about 1:30 p.m. and she had no information on a possible cause.

3:20 p.m. update:

No structures are being threatened by a fire near Silver City and no evacuations have been ordered, Lyon County Manager Jeff Page said.

"There are some people who are evacuating on their own, but there have been no evacuation requests," Page said.

The fire started near Pedlar Road and Nevada 342, which is the truck route into Silver City.

3:10 p.m. update:

The fire burning near Silver City is now estimated to be about 75 acres.

Sierra Front has had no reports of evacuations. Sierra Front is sending air tankers to fight the blaze.

More information is expected to be released shortly.

2:48 p.m. update:

Nevada 341 is closed south of Silver City, according to radio scanner traffic.

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A brush fire of about 25 acres is burning between Silver City and Virginia City.

Sierra Front reports that Bureau of Land Management crews are responding to the fire that started at about 2:15 p.m. Lyon County fire officials could not be reached for comment.

Storey County also sent fire crews to the fire.

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Crews work toward containment of brush fire near Silver City

A brush fire burned Sunday evening near Silver City in Lyon County where earlier in the day it had threatened structures such as mining shacks and camp trailers in the American Canyon drainage area.

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